Keiana Panteah

"Untitled", Acrylic on Canvas

Artist Statement

For this acrylic painting to start, I quietly sat in my chair and wondered about how I can create something from nothing, then the idea slowly came in as I sketched on the white blank canvas. The bold colors to show my culture in the painting filled me with passion, singing my traditional songs gave me comfort and gives me reassurance that I’m doing okay with life. Feeling balanced with my feminine and masculine self and connected with nature is what gives me growth and abundance.

Keiana Panteah is what people used to call them, but Keiana themselves gave a nickname “Kettle” when they started to explore their gender identity within tied to their culture. Kettle is tribe affiliated to Zuni Pueblo, they traveled to places growing up and meeting new people.

Throughout their life, art has been something that motivates them to show the world who they are and show what their art can do. Most of their art themes are created to make the person feel at home or feel the comfort of the artwork that Kettle creates. During their free time they like to being in touch with nature by exploring areas while they also like to draw and listen to different music genres. They also like to try new experiences that give them more ideas to create such beautiful things.